PRICE INSight
December 2004
Cost Estimating

PRICE: Year-in-Review 2004

Led with the mission to help customers achieve True Program Success, PRICE Systems unveiled its affordability management strategy in early 2004, combing cost estimating, project control, and knowledge management to ensure project success at every decision gateway. Since programs compete for limited dollars and resources and are challenged to "do more with less," industry contractors and defense & civilian program managers and their teams now have improved ways to perform and succeed in today's business climate.

Take a peek on some of the progress and success that resulted in 2004.

Keynote Speaker Announced for "True Program Success 2005"

Dick Janda, Vice President of Independent Cost Evaluations at Lockheed Martin will join Keynote addresses at the "True Program Success" Symposium on March 23-25, 2005.

Learn more and register for this premier conference on program affordability management. Join industry luminaries and your peers for 3 days of insights, strategies, and real-life examples on deploying affordability management solutions using dependable cost management tools and project control methods. This event is a great investment for U.S. Defense and Federal Civilian agencies seeking ways to ensure project success at every decision gateway, and for Industry Contactors seeking to gain a competitive business advantage.



Project Control

New White Paper! Increase Probability of Program Success with "True Cost" Center of Excellence Approach

The concept of a Program Affordability Management Center of Excellence (CoE) embodies best practices learned from successful government programs over the last 30 years. This new white paper co-authored by PRICE Systems' Director of Advanced Solutions Robert W. Young and Vice President of Consulting Services Larry Reagan describes in detail what Program Affordability Management CoE implementation entails and how it increases probability of program success for all stakeholders—a "must read" for all program managers, contractors and oversight agencies.

Click here to download Center of Excellence white paper.



Knowledge Management

PRICE Announces Product Support Portal

PRICE Systems is pleased to announce the expansion of their product support services with a dedicated extranet site. Now users of the PRICE Estimating Suite (PES) and TruePlanning® can gain independent online access for self service directly from their PRICE applications. In addition, users are able to contact PRICE Systems with questions or given the option to research information on their own 24x7. Planned features include frequently asked questions (FAQ), trouble-ticket queries, announcements on new product enhancements, and relevant articles about PRICE cost estimating tools.

Access for PES Users: Click the "Direct Access" drop-down under the Help toolbar. This will re-direct you to the support site.

Access for TruePlanning Users: Click the "TruePlanning Online" drop-down under the Help toolbar. This will re-direct you to the support site.


Calendar of Events

Training Curriculum: January 2005

Public Training
01/07: PRICE H - Hardware Project Estimating & Control (5 Days, United Kingdom)
01/24: PRICE H - Hardware Project Estimating & Control (5 Days, Manhattan Beach, CA)
01/24: PRICE H - Hardware Project Estimating & Control (5 Days, Dayton, OH)
01/25: PRICE S to True S Conversion Course (FREE ½ Day, United Kingdom)
01/31: True S - Software Project Planning & Control (3 Days, Dayton, OH)

New Courses
Software Project Planning and Control with True COCOMO II (2 Days)
This course is being tailored for on-site agency and contractor training

For additional details, please contact:
Katherine Richardson, 1.856.608.7206
katherine.richardson@pricesystems.com